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2 Kings 25:14 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 25 · verse 14
And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.2 Kings 25:14 · King James Version
2 Kings 25:14 in context
12But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
13And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
14And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
15And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
16The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ministeredshârathto attend as a menial or worshipperH8334 →
- snuffersmᵉzammᵉrâha tweezerH4212 →
- shovelsyâʻa shovelH3257 →
- vesselskᵉlîysomething preparedH3627 →
- spoonskaphthe hollow hand or palmH3709 →
- brassnᵉchôshethcopper, hence, something made of that metalH5178 →
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Though we have reason to think that the army of the Chaldeans were much enraged against the city for holding out with so much stubbornness, yet they did not therefore put all to fire and sword as soon as they had taken the city (which is too commonly done in such cases), but about a month after (compare Kg2 25:8 with…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-21